Son Blanc Lodge / Atelier du Pont
Textual content description offered by the architects. Set in an unspoiled wilderness, Son Blanc invents a brand new notion of journey. Set within the coronary heart of a renovated conventional farmhouse, the venture invitations guests to a novel immersive expertise. A plunge into rural life, the great thing about the panorama, and conventional farming. A Backyard of Eden the place time slows right down to the rhythm of the seasons, to savor the sweetness of the easy, valuable issues in life. Following the rhythm of Menorcan life, the property leads the traveler alongside the trail to well-being, based mostly on alternate with the wildlife that encompass it.
The renovation of the location started with the Finca, the principle farmhouse, which was virtually in ruins. Consideration was paid to preserving the unique construction and revealing the prevailing exceptional options, such because the vaults and arches. The areas are huge, and open to nature, providing a really perfect terrain for architectural expression.
The character of the island impressed the venture. Within the creation of the interiors, the supplies are clear, left largely uncooked, and formed into natural kinds, per their setting. Tidewater stone, wild olive wooden, and clay are the principle native supplies used, marking every of Son Blanc’s fourteen rooms.
It is within the quantity of the Boyera (reception space, restaurant, and sports activities room) that the resort’s id is revealed, because the beams intertwine in a brand new graphic framework. The curved inside partitioning modulates and delimits the completely different areas. In earthy texture, this wave is sort of a display. It breaks with the geometry of the house, concealing technical areas and delimiting the constructing’s varied capabilities.
Son Blanc can also be concerning the many craftsmen who’ve labored to create the great thing about the place, creating furnishings and creative works particularly designed for the location. It is an exquisite dialogue between structure, nature, and craftsmanship.
With creations by : Studio LER, Vincent Vincent, Danidevito Studio, Fuguet, Studio Koska, Cañadas Murua, Nuria Efe, Carpintería Gavila, Bonadona Terrissers, Ceràmica Cumella, Studio Perrine, Isaas Femenias Ferra, Eloi Schultz, Lucas Castex, Adriana Meunie et Jaume Roig, Include, La Scourtinerie.
With its total ecological idea, Son Blanc has moved over time in direction of power, water, and meals self-sufficiency. In actual fact, the 130-hectare website has returned to its unique manufacturing operate because of the implementation of regenerative and sustainable agriculture. From the soil to the plate, cultivation is conceived as a short-circuit ecosystem.
